Digital Photography [Understanding Your Camera]

If you are new to your digital SLR, Mirrorless, or Point-and-Shoot camera, you probably are a bit confused by all its buttons, levers, displays, and menus. And, most likely, you are finding the instruction manual of little help.

In this seminar, all the major camera controls will be identified and defined, including:

Diopter Control

Quick Control Screen

Exposure Compensation Button

Shooting Modes

RAW vs JPG Settings

Drive Modes

Auto-focus Modes

Focusing Points

White Balancing Control

Where they are located on your camera and what they do will be explained thoroughly. And, as importantly, the specific settings you need to apply immediately before taking each picture will be made clear.

You will receive a handout upon arrival to the class. It contains a wealth of information and diagrams that will greatly simplify the process of understanding your camera's controls.

You will need to bring your digital camera, battery charger, extra battery (if you have one), and the camera's instruction booklet. Please be sure your camera battery is fully charged.

This seminar is paired with two other Meetup seminars I’m teaching, each also a single three-hour session:

Digital Photography [The Basics]
Digital Photography [Creating Great Images]

I strongly recommend completing all three seminars to receive a sound fundamental understanding of digital photography. When I teach for various art centers, community colleges, and local towns, these are the three areas I include in my Beginning Digital Photography course, which runs for 9 hours over 3 weeks.

These three specific seminars will be repeated at later dates. Therefore, if you cannot make one, you can take it at another time. ALSO, THE SEMINARS CAN BE TAKEN IN ANY ORDER. And no prerequisites are required.

The Meetup will be held in the cafe at the Glastonbury Barnes & Noble. You will see a "Meetup" sign on our table. Should you need to contact me, my cell phone number is 860-712-7098.

Please note that no refunds are allowed unless the seminar is canceled. Also, switching from one seminar to another is not allowed. I need to know the exact number of attendees in a seminar to determine whether or not I can afford to run it.

Hope to see you there!!